Beast Morphers season 2 episode 7 clips
Some fun questions that the cast answered
Some fun questions that the cast answered
Hasbro's Power Rangers era and General Tokusatsu discussion
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The Toei Tokusatsu World YouTube channel has finally organized its videos into playlists for easier navigation:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7pddu3yyzkzFEiXfQLex3w/playlists
A number of shows are in two or more playlists, e.g. the Super Sentai series are under both that heading and "60-70's Tokusatsu." Surprisingly, Jiraiya is not listed under Metal Heroes, only "Samurai/Ninja" and "80's Tokusatsu."
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7pddu3yyzkzFEiXfQLex3w/playlists
A number of shows are in two or more playlists, e.g. the Super Sentai series are under both that heading and "60-70's Tokusatsu." Surprisingly, Jiraiya is not listed under Metal Heroes, only "Samurai/Ninja" and "80's Tokusatsu."
There's a show called Henshin Ninja Arash. "Kamen Rider Hibiki" was originally planned to be a remake of that show too.
Yeah, I'm mildly tempted to take a look at it.
I just tried the first episode of Kidou Keiji Jiban (Mobile Detective Jiban), which is basically Toei's riff on RoboCop. I found it rather incoherent. It was almost all action with little exposition, and Jiban wasn't even seen in his human form until the last couple of minutes. And the monster threat was overdone, doing a bunch of random bad things at once, including spreading a computer virus through the city and abducting a bunch of children, neither of which served any evident purpose in the story. It was pretty dumb. I note it has the same head writer as my least favorite run of Heisei-era Sentai, from Zyuranger to Ohranger. So I shouldn't have expected more. I was curious about the Rescue Police Trilogy of Metal Hero series that followed Jiban, but they're also from that writer, so maybe it's not worth it.
I went ahead and watched the first episode of Henshin Ninja Arashi. It's an interesting idea, a henshin hero in a period drama, but I can't get over how goofy Arashi's costume is. He's basically a chicken man, with white-feathered torso and limbs and a bulging-eyed bird head for a helmet.
I noted that, because it's a period drama, the dialogue isn't peppered with English words the way it is in shows set in the modern age. I couldn't tell whether they were using archaic speech patterns otherwise; I didn't catch any of the very few such usages that I'd recognize.
I noted that, because it's a period drama, the dialogue isn't peppered with English words the way it is in shows set in the modern age. I couldn't tell whether they were using archaic speech patterns otherwise; I didn't catch any of the very few such usages that I'd recognize.
I watched the first episode of Jiban. The show jumps straight into the action without an origin for the show (how Naoko became Jiban. How Biolon started etc)
It struck me at how much it resembled Kamen Rider Drive.
-We have a lone police officer with a fancy car
-Our main hero's attire is a business casual suit
-A robotic rider type of hero in the series( Kamen Rider chaser)
It struck me at how much it resembled Kamen Rider Drive.
-We have a lone police officer with a fancy car
-Our main hero's attire is a business casual suit
-A robotic rider type of hero in the series( Kamen Rider chaser)
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Maybe a bit, but it's very much a product of its time. Naoko calls the female lead Yoko sempai, meaning she's a senior/more experienced detective, but she acts like a helpless, panicky damsel in distress. Kiriko from Drive would eat her for breakfast.
Zero-One episode 31
I like the modified opening with Aruto starting over with his little business. It's also cool that we're following up on the manga artist and his humagear.
This next arc is literally "Everybody hates Gai".
We're finally seeing the seeds of Yua's break away from Gai. How poetic that Fighting Jackal gets hit with a hornet attack
Aruto now has a proto-body HumaGear who can transform into various HumaGear at their own will for some reason
Seeing Gai being beaten down was really satisfying. Heck anytime he's beat down is a plus in my book
I actually laughed in the scene he was trying to get up while screaming to Zero One he'd win next time. The A.I.M.S. agent was helping him up and he wrenched free.
And I just thought up a pun
You're(Yua) a tool
HA! Aruto jaaaaa naitoo!
I like the modified opening with Aruto starting over with his little business. It's also cool that we're following up on the manga artist and his humagear.
This next arc is literally "Everybody hates Gai".
We're finally seeing the seeds of Yua's break away from Gai. How poetic that Fighting Jackal gets hit with a hornet attack
Aruto now has a proto-body HumaGear who can transform into various HumaGear at their own will for some reason
Seeing Gai being beaten down was really satisfying. Heck anytime he's beat down is a plus in my book
I actually laughed in the scene he was trying to get up while screaming to Zero One he'd win next time. The A.I.M.S. agent was helping him up and he wrenched free.
And I just thought up a pun
You're(Yua) a tool
HA! Aruto jaaaaa naitoo!
Zero-One is getting really good. Some major stuff is happening now, a lot of character growth and surprises. They're finally starting to make up for the underuse of Yua, since we're now in a battle for her soul, with both Fuwa and Aruto trying to influence her in their respective ways -- though in Aruto's case it was more incidental as he appealed to G-Pen and ended up making both Yua and Jin question themselves. And then we had Jin making his choice and apparently finally becoming Aruto's ally.
It's looking like Fuwa was right -- from the way Yua winced and touched her head when Gai ordered her to comply, it seems she is controlled by the chip after all. Which is a bit disappointing, because I was expecting some deeper character reason why she chose to submit to him voluntarily, as she claims she does.
I think the idea is that they're all like that in their baseline form, and the programming they upload determines their outward appearance as well as their personality. After all, we've seen from the start how Humagears infected by MetsuboJinrai.net shed their outer skins and change to a monstrous Magear form. This seems to be the same process at work, just using the authorized, intended programming.
It's looking like Fuwa was right -- from the way Yua winced and touched her head when Gai ordered her to comply, it seems she is controlled by the chip after all. Which is a bit disappointing, because I was expecting some deeper character reason why she chose to submit to him voluntarily, as she claims she does.
I think the idea is that they're all like that in their baseline form, and the programming they upload determines their outward appearance as well as their personality. After all, we've seen from the start how Humagears infected by MetsuboJinrai.net shed their outer skins and change to a monstrous Magear form. This seems to be the same process at work, just using the authorized, intended programming.
Kiramager episode 6
I guess this is how we get the childish girly girly of the season.
I learned that the director of this series also directed a Toqger episode with Kagura(ToQ 5) as the focus. Maybe it was even a homage.
So a Canon tried to take a picture of Kanon?(Mio Kudo's former role in Kamen Rider Ghost)
This season seems to be a lite version of an anniversary season with small homages.
We got Mammoth Ranger back to pay Sayo's sensei. I wonder if the dog is a homage to Denjiman.
Next year will probably be a full blown anniversary on the level of Gokaiger. I think getting back alumni for next year would be a nice way to lift up spirits after this whole corona virus pandemic
I guess this is how we get the childish girly girly of the season.
I learned that the director of this series also directed a Toqger episode with Kagura(ToQ 5) as the focus. Maybe it was even a homage.
So a Canon tried to take a picture of Kanon?(Mio Kudo's former role in Kamen Rider Ghost)
This season seems to be a lite version of an anniversary season with small homages.
We got Mammoth Ranger back to pay Sayo's sensei. I wonder if the dog is a homage to Denjiman.
Next year will probably be a full blown anniversary on the level of Gokaiger. I think getting back alumni for next year would be a nice way to lift up spirits after this whole corona virus pandemic
This is the first Kiramager episode not written by Naruhisa Arakawa, though its writer Ayumi Shimo did co-write the prologue movie with Arakawa. It was okay, though I could've done without the '60s-sitcom approach to amnesia being caused and cured by bumps on the head that have no other detrimental physical or cognitive effects. I would've preferred it if the memory loss had been due to a monster. It wouldn't have fit the plot of the Jamenshi capturing the other Kiramagers, so maybe it could've been something Garuza did to her with a spell or a weapon or something, rather than just a random accident.
I thought Mio Kudo was a natural as 5-year-old Sayo, though maybe it's because I'm used to seeing her younger self on Ghost. Interesting how the others adjusted their honorifics to fit her mental age when they addressed her. Jyuuru called her Sayo-san normally but Sayo-chan as a 5-year-old. Tametomo and Sena both call her Sayo-nee (big sister) normally.
And I liked the use of the sakura petals in Sayo's henshin sequence. She went full Magical Girl there, didn't she?
This episode did demonstrate how the use of simultaneous big and small monsters can allow interesting new story structures. It was clever having them sneak through an immature Jamenju and letting it grow; it reminded me of Minusaurs from Ryusoulger (which Shimo also did a few episodes for). And it was funny that the little monster was defeated by the big one falling on it.
I thought Mio Kudo was a natural as 5-year-old Sayo, though maybe it's because I'm used to seeing her younger self on Ghost. Interesting how the others adjusted their honorifics to fit her mental age when they addressed her. Jyuuru called her Sayo-san normally but Sayo-chan as a 5-year-old. Tametomo and Sena both call her Sayo-nee (big sister) normally.
And I liked the use of the sakura petals in Sayo's henshin sequence. She went full Magical Girl there, didn't she?
This episode did demonstrate how the use of simultaneous big and small monsters can allow interesting new story structures. It was clever having them sneak through an immature Jamenju and letting it grow; it reminded me of Minusaurs from Ryusoulger (which Shimo also did a few episodes for). And it was funny that the little monster was defeated by the big one falling on it.
"Delicious Chicken and Beans! KirameiPink!"
This is cool. There will be an Izu figure released and to promote the figure is Izu's actress herself
Noa Tsurushima
And it doesn't stop there! Here's a more cutesy kids version
This is cool. There will be an Izu figure released and to promote the figure is Izu's actress herself
Noa Tsurushima
And it doesn't stop there! Here's a more cutesy kids version
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Kamen Rider Zero-One episode 32
Pretty good episode. As much as it's about Fuwa and Naki, I feel like this is a really good Izu episode. She achieved singularity a couple of weeks ago, but this episode is the first time she decides to do something that isn't being Arutos assistant. It's hard to tell because she's very stiff and proper unlike some of the other humagears, but her wanting to help Delmo and do the modelling really shows that she's grown as a character.
Interesting the three arcs so far have all been based loosely on one of the three main riders and specifically their initially expressed opinion of Humagears: For Aruto, Humagears were good; for Fuwa, Humagears were bad; and for Yua, Humagears were simply tools.
This weekend we FINALLY see Yua break from Gai. It's about damn time.
Fun fact about this episode.
The fashion show(Tokyo Fashion Collection) was real. It was filmed on February 29th
Noa (Izu) and Fumiya(Aruto) also have prior modeling experience too
That explains why when Aruto did his joke gag the whole room didn't go silent. It would be pretty hard to silence everyone there
Found a clip of Fumiya(Aruto) walking the runway around the 1:30 minute mark
Pretty good episode. As much as it's about Fuwa and Naki, I feel like this is a really good Izu episode. She achieved singularity a couple of weeks ago, but this episode is the first time she decides to do something that isn't being Arutos assistant. It's hard to tell because she's very stiff and proper unlike some of the other humagears, but her wanting to help Delmo and do the modelling really shows that she's grown as a character.
Interesting the three arcs so far have all been based loosely on one of the three main riders and specifically their initially expressed opinion of Humagears: For Aruto, Humagears were good; for Fuwa, Humagears were bad; and for Yua, Humagears were simply tools.
This weekend we FINALLY see Yua break from Gai. It's about damn time.
Fun fact about this episode.
The fashion show(Tokyo Fashion Collection) was real. It was filmed on February 29th
Noa (Izu) and Fumiya(Aruto) also have prior modeling experience too
That explains why when Aruto did his joke gag the whole room didn't go silent. It would be pretty hard to silence everyone there
Found a clip of Fumiya(Aruto) walking the runway around the 1:30 minute mark
This was an excellent one. Delmo was a terrific character, standing up for her pride in her identity and relentless in pursuing her dreams, and the actress was very well cast. And we had the parallel plots of Naki realizing he could be more than a tool and Yua beginning to think the same (and what we saw at the end of the preview for next week is cheer-inducing and long overdue). The transition from Fuwa fighting against Naki's consciousness inside him and accepting/fighting "alongside" him was a bit abrupt, but the payoff was excellent.
The directing was impressive too. I love it when they go theatrical and arty and symbolic, like when Fuwa was casting Naki's shadow and the shadow was talking. It seems to be a trademark of this director, Ryuta Tasaki, who did a couple of Build episodes that had a lot of that kind of symbolic camerawork (in the proxy-fight portion). It looks like Tasaki is often the go-to director for first episodes, and he's done some of the most memorable series openers. I just discovered that he also directed 2006's Gamera the Brave, which was a really lovely movie, like a live-action Miyazaki film. Interestingly, he came over to the US for a couple of years to direct Power Rangers Lost Galaxy and Lightspeed Rescue.
The directing was impressive too. I love it when they go theatrical and arty and symbolic, like when Fuwa was casting Naki's shadow and the shadow was talking. It seems to be a trademark of this director, Ryuta Tasaki, who did a couple of Build episodes that had a lot of that kind of symbolic camerawork (in the proxy-fight portion). It looks like Tasaki is often the go-to director for first episodes, and he's done some of the most memorable series openers. I just discovered that he also directed 2006's Gamera the Brave, which was a really lovely movie, like a live-action Miyazaki film. Interestingly, he came over to the US for a couple of years to direct Power Rangers Lost Galaxy and Lightspeed Rescue.
Kiramager episode 7
The other four Kiramager want to train up Jyuuru because he's their leader but it's wearing him out. He's so worn out he dreams of trains
IMAGINATION!!!!!!
I like that the building up of Jyuuru as a leader is an ongoing thread.
The mecha battle was pretty interesting with Kiramejin having a "cracked crystal" damage. Cycling between rapid heating and cooling is a legitimate way to break crystals.
The crew did a great job decorating Kirameijin; the cracks over the lit portions of the suit look great. And making full use of the suit's lighting to have it flicker is a nice touch.
I also enjoyed Garzas 180 with the brother thing. I didn't see the backstab coming. And we learned something important about the character as well: he hates weakness (which is super common for Sentai villains, but not so explicit and universal).
And did we basically get Ghidora and Godzilla against Kiramejin?
Regarding the MOTW costumes. I've heard it's a homage to Goranger and maybe a budget saver(Possibly for the 45th anniversary next year)
The other four Kiramager want to train up Jyuuru because he's their leader but it's wearing him out. He's so worn out he dreams of trains
IMAGINATION!!!!!!
I like that the building up of Jyuuru as a leader is an ongoing thread.
The mecha battle was pretty interesting with Kiramejin having a "cracked crystal" damage. Cycling between rapid heating and cooling is a legitimate way to break crystals.
The crew did a great job decorating Kirameijin; the cracks over the lit portions of the suit look great. And making full use of the suit's lighting to have it flicker is a nice touch.
I also enjoyed Garzas 180 with the brother thing. I didn't see the backstab coming. And we learned something important about the character as well: he hates weakness (which is super common for Sentai villains, but not so explicit and universal).
And did we basically get Ghidora and Godzilla against Kiramejin?
Regarding the MOTW costumes. I've heard it's a homage to Goranger and maybe a budget saver(Possibly for the 45th anniversary next year)
Some nice character work in this one. I like the irony that they're all putting Jyuuru through hell because they want to help train him and make him a better leader, and he recognizes this and is grateful and willing to try, but is still completely overwhelmed. Also interesting how the brother monsters reflect Garuza's feelings toward his own brother whom he betrayed, with a nice twist that his real motivations are different than it seemed at first.
This 2-parter is written by Riku Sanjo, who was the head writer for Kamen Rider W and Drive as well as Kyoryuger, and the secondary writer for KR Fourze. He does good character work and generally good humor, though it can be a mixed bag sometimes (Drive and Kyoryuger both had mediocre first halves but got better toward the end -- much better in Drive's case).
This 2-parter is written by Riku Sanjo, who was the head writer for Kamen Rider W and Drive as well as Kyoryuger, and the secondary writer for KR Fourze. He does good character work and generally good humor, though it can be a mixed bag sometimes (Drive and Kyoryuger both had mediocre first halves but got better toward the end -- much better in Drive's case).
Coming in May(near the end of May actually). Introducing.......KiramaSilver!
https://news.tokunation.com/2020/04/25/mashin-sentai-kiramager-kirame-silver-revealed-66895
When excavating crystals of an alien origin remember to wear safety goggles
With the goggles down KiramaSilver looks like he's paying homage to Ultraman
https://news.tokunation.com/2020/04/25/mashin-sentai-kiramager-kirame-silver-revealed-66895
When excavating crystals of an alien origin remember to wear safety goggles
With the goggles down KiramaSilver looks like he's paying homage to Ultraman
Gee -- a silver Sixth Ranger. What A Surprise. Given the "sparkly" theme this year, I guess it was inevitable (though gold is sparkly too).
I was thinking that making him a gogglehead might be a Digimon homage.
I was thinking that making him a gogglehead might be a Digimon homage.
The metallic colors are popular for sixths so I understand why they pick silver. In the last decade only two sentai's didn't have a metallic sixth and in Kyuranger's case that was only because gold and silver were on the core team, so ToQger is the only one without a metallic ranger at all.
Gold will probably be used for the anniversary next year.
Gold will probably be used for the anniversary next year.
Yeah, everything this year is pretty tried-and-true and generic, concept-wise. I'm just glad the character writing is good and the action is decently handled, because conceptually it's kind of meh.
It's interesting that I don't feel that way about Zero-One. I mean, we've seen previous Kamen Rider series built around AI life forms fighting for existence (Drive, Ex-Aid), and several with corporate antagonists to one degree or other (555, W, Gaim, Ex-Aid, Build), but this story feels fresh and engaging to me.
